Queensland University of Technology 2011 Annual Report - QUT

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Building furtherQUT’s communityMr Scott Sheppard, Deputy Vice-Chancellor(International and Development)HIGHLIGHTSSignificant infrastructure works continued on GardensPoint campus in 2011. A program of upgrades on ninebuildings was completed and construction continued on the$230 million Science and Engineering Centre.QUT mounted a major exhibition across the WilliamRobinson Gallery and Art Museum to commemorateWilliam Robinson’s seventy-fifth birthday. The WilliamRobinson exhibition attracted more than 500 guests and acommemorative book on the work of William Robinson waspublished and distributed nationally.Kelvin Grove Library was refurbished at a cost of$12.3 million.A range of new on-campus cultural events and activitieswere introduced, along with increased collaborationwith student clubs, the QUT Student Guild and thewider community.Work commenced on the new Caboolture campus librarybuilding, which is due for completion in mid–2012.The Confucius Institute at QUT (CIQ) hosted 23 differenttypes of training including language (238 local teachers),Chinese culture and business. CIQ also organised 87 culturalevents in 2011. Additionally the institute negotiated thesigning of a memorandum of understanding with EducationQueensland for a teacher training centre.The culture of giving at QUT was successfully promotedand bolstered through the significant increase in staffgiving to the Learning Potential Fund: from 182 in 2010to 290 in 2011.Outcomes and achievements against thekey priorities OF THE qut bLUEPRINTAn aim of the QUT Blueprint is to make the University’s twocity campuses extremely attractive destinations for students,staff and the wider community, combining excellent facilitiesfor research and learning with precincts offering socialspaces, services and amenities including food, sport andrecreation, and entertainment venues, which are high quality,health promoting, coordinated and convenient.Campus developmentsThe University’s campuses were further developed during2011 with completion of a $50 million refurbishment programof more than 25 500 square metres of space in nine buildingsat Gardens Point, research facilities at Banyo, and theupgrade of the Kelvin Grove Library. These improvementsoffer high-quality social learning spaces and enable newapproaches to laboratory, teaching and learning, researchand office accommodation, with flexibility of use as anunderpinning principle. Features of the high-use spaces thatwill help to build further QUT’s sense of community includemodular teaching and learning equipment, experientiallearning environments, co-location of storage and technicalstaff, and wi-fi access throughout.In advance of the opening of the new Science andEngineering Centre at Gardens Point campus in 2012,a retail strategy was prepared to enhance the qualityand convenience of the services and amenities to beoffered, including food, sport and recreation, andentertainment venues.2011 continued to see technological innovation in physicallearning spaces with a number of new tools and technologiesslated for full release in the new Science and EngineeringCentre in 2012. These include new multitouch screensfor meeting rooms; a new software application (OWL) toencourage greater levels of lecture theatre interactionthrough student devices; and a new utility to allow remotecontrol of theatres, classrooms and meeting spaces from anystaff device. Pilot spaces were developed at Gardens Pointand Kelvin Grove to provide academics with the opportunityto explore new pedagogical approaches, with communitiesof practice established to support the sharing of innovativepractice and collaboration.Specific developments in 2011 included:• the Faculty of Education launched its new blendedteaching and learning space in B240 at Kelvin Grove, andE Block staff office space was refurbished• in the QUT Business School, Level 10 of Z Blockunderwent an extensive refurbishment program, providingmore open-plan and user-friendly work spaces, withthe consistent use of clear glass to enable greaternatural light to penetrate work spaces and offices. Therefurbishment also allowed for a well-defined entry to TheGibson Room, co-located on Level 10• the Faculty of Science and Technology wet labrefurbishment project remodelled parts of R Block,E Block, M Block, H Block and Q Block at Gardens Point• the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation’sfacilities improved significantly with the certification of thePhysical Containment Level 3 laboratory. This will benefitresearchers in the infectious diseases group, permittingdetailed study of higher risk diseases including viruses.PAGE 32 | QUT ANNUAL REPORT 2011
Community activitiesA range of new on-campus cultural events and activitieswere introduced, along with increased collaboration withstudent clubs, the QUT Student Guild and the widercommunity. Harmony Day, Norwegian Constitution Day,The Singapore Spirit, East West Fest, M-Fest, Mid AutumnMoon Fest, Ramadan, Garba Night and Indian IndependenceDay were celebrated. New events on the cultural calendarincluded Persian New Year, Africa Day, Good EveningVietnam and JapanTown—each offering food, dance andmusic of each of the regions. East West held two socialsoccer tournaments again, with strong participation fromboth international and local students.The College of Excellence student conference wasintroduced in 2011 to bring together College of Excellencestudents, student leaders and mentors who seek moremeaningful engagement on campus and with the widercommunity.A record five Business Leaders’ Forums were held during2011, with a major highlight being Sir Richard Branson,founder of the Virgin Group, as guest speaker at a specialQUT Business Leaders Forum luncheon. Other guestspeakers in 2011 included Cameron Clyne, Chief ExecutiveOfficer, National Australia Bank; Gail Kelly, Chief ExecutiveOfficer and Managing Director, The Westpac Group; AndrewForrest, Chief Executive Officer of Fortescue Metals Group;and Ahmed Fahour, Managing Director and Chief ExecutiveOfficer, Australia Post. The QUT Business Leaders’ Forumcontinues to attract sell-out audiences and maintains itsstatus as one of Brisbane’s premier business events.QUT Business School hosted the annual QueenslandBusiness Leaders Hall of Fame 2011 Induction Dinner. 2011inductees were AP Eagers Limited, Sir John Nosworthy CBE(C), Queensland National Bank, Royal Flying Doctor Serviceof Australia (Queensland Section), Rhonda White, TerryWhite AO, and Thiess Pty Ltd.Under the Precincts Student Engagement Program,students and recent graduates are employed and trained infront-of-house and events work. In 2011, 38 new staff wereinducted, and 28 students undertook internships.In 2011, the Library conducted sessions for high schoolstudents at the Caboolture and Gardens Point campuses, aspart of the University Experience days.Activities that promote community engagement and buildaspiration were conducted through the Health Clinicsincluding:• ‘back to school’ foot assessments at Kelvin Grove andCaboolture• Healthy Foot Week screenings at Redland City Counciloffices, screening more than 70 council workers• back-to-school vision screening (Kelvin Grove)• University Experience days• Nutrition Week ‘make a healthy lunch box’ activities atKelvin Grove and Caboolture• online dietetics consultations for Redland City Councilworkers and Caboolture and Kelvin Grove attendees ofthe Healthy Lunchbox workshops.The Faculty of Science and Technology hosted the highlysuccessful second annual Science Educators Symposiumwith 100 attendees from across the country.The Independent Music Project at QUT’s Gasworks Studiohosted the ‘100 Songs Project’, involving 100 songs, 100hours and 72 acts in six days. From an astounding 431applicants, the final 72 acts were selected with assistancefrom ‘Sounds Like Brisbane’ labels. Songs were recorded,mixed, and mastered in four-hour sessions, then broadcastwithin hours of completion by radio stations Triple J and4ZZZ. The project promoted and uncovered new talent inBrisbane’s music scene, with 12 best artists launching a‘best of’ album.At Caboolture campus, activities included:• Explore Uni program (1900 local school children oncampus to experience university for a day)• Student Business Competition (54 students from ninelocal schools)• Science and Engineering Challenge on campus(220 local school children)• Science in Schools program (30 primary school childrenon campus undertaking a range of science activities)• QUT Equity Camp (485 students provided with auniversity experience)• personal information sessions conducted with potentialstudents to guide them through admissions processesand basic course advice (more than 120 sessions).The Faculty of Education’s School of Mathematics, Scienceand Technology Education hosted the FIRST LEGO LeagueTournament.PAGE 33 | QUT ANNUAL REPORT 2011
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